RULES AND BY=LAWS 



OF TBE 



BOARD OF EDUCATION 



OF TBE 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



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RULES 



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FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE >' -^ 



PUBLIC SCHOOLS 



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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



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WASHINGTON, D. C. 

'PRESS OF GIBSON BROTHERS. 

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA. 

FRANKLIN SCHOOL BUILDING. 



MEMBERS. 

J. HoLDSWORTH GORDON, 1908 330 John Marshall PI. N.W. 

Richard Kingsman, 1906 711 East Capitol St. 

Mrs. Mary Hope West, 191 i . 1364 Harvard St. N.W, 

Mrs. BettiE G. Francis, 1907 21 12 Pa. Ave. N.W. 

James F. Bundy, 1909 420 5th St. N.W. 

E. Southard Parker, 1910 615 15th St. N.W, 

Charles W. NEEdham, 191 2 George Washington Univ. 



OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. 

President, J. Holdsworth Gordon, 330 John Marshall PI. N.W, 
Vice-President, Richard Kingsman, 711 East Capitol St. 
Secretary, Wiluam W. Conner, 223 loth St. N.E. 



COMMITTEES, 

Rules and By-Laws—BvNDY, WEST, ParkEr. 

Ways, Means and Supplies — Parker, Francis, NeEdham. 

Buildings, Repairs, and Sanitation — Kingsman, Gordon, F'ran- 

cis. 
Normal and High Schools and Scholarships — Gordon, Bundy, 

Needham. 
Teachers and Janitors — West, Kingsman, Bundy, 
Text-Books — Needham, Kingsman, Gordon. 
Industrial Education and Special Instruction — Francis, WEST, 

Kingsman. 
Military Affairs — ParkER, Bundy, NeEdham. 



OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT. 

A. T. Stuart, Superintendent of Schools. 

Mrs. Ida Gilbert Myers, Assistant Superintendent. 

W. S. Montgomery, Assistant Superintendent. 

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RULES 



FOR THE GOVERNMENT OE THE 



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Public Schools of the District of Columbia. 



PUPILS. 

"" 1. Separate schools for white children and for 
colored children shall be provided. 

2. So far as practicable, not more than forty 
pupils shall be assigned to one teacher. 

3. All children above the age of six yeai's, whose 
parents are residents of the District of Columbia, 
or are engaged in business or public duties in said 
District, are entitled to admission into the schools, 
within the division in which they reside, for which, 
on examination, they may be found quahfied; and 
all non-resident pupils whose parents are not en- 
gaged in business or pubUc duties in said District 
may be admitted to and taught iii said public 
schools on payment of such amount as will cover 
the expense of his tuition and cost of text -books 
and supplies necessary for his use, said amount to 
be fixed by the Board of Education, with the ap- 
proval of the Commissioners of said District, and 
all payments thereunder shall be made to the Col- 
lector of Taxes for the District of Columbia, not later 
than the tenth day of each school month, and a fail- 
ure to make full payment of the tuition fee, in ad- 
vance, within said ten days, excepting Sundays and 
legal hoUdays, shall constitute sufficient cause for 
the immediate dismissal of the pupil; unless, within 
the said ten days, the parent or lawful guardian shall 
file in the office of the Board of Education a state- 



Separate 
schools. 

No. pupils 
to teacher. 

Who are 
entitled to 
admission. 



Tuition 
charges. 



,^mi*om<yt1 



M 



Appllcrations ' 
for admission. 



Order of 
admission. 



ment with an attached affidavit proving his claim to 
the exemption from tuition charges : Provided, That 
no child shall be admitted v/ho has not been success- 
fully vaccinated or otherwise protected from small- 
pox, nor shall any child be admitted while suffering 
from, or who is Hable to spread, any contagious dis- 
ease. A certificate of the Health Officer shall in 
such cases be required to admit or readmit to school. 
' / 4.* AppHcatidns for adtfaission shall be made to 
the principals of the respective school buildings. 

5. At the commencement of each school year the 
order of admission of pupils shall be as follows: 



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(a) The pupils who were such at the close 
of the preceding year: Provided, That they rp-. 
turn on the first school .day of the school year. 

(6) Pupils transferred in due form from 
other schools, who must first have been entereci 
on the rolls of the other schools. 

(c) Applicaitits in the. orjder ,of presenting 

themselves. ^ ." .' ' ' " , '.' ''""'. . -,., 
■; noigsitnba o.t baf.ttf/is fitn ,i-inJ?,i<J 



Seats of pupils 






How member- 
ship may 
terminate. 



6. In cases of sickness or other pecessary absence 
the seats of pupils of the first (a) of the above classes 
shall be reserved until the beginning of the fourth 
school day of the school year; Provided, That a 
satisfactory representation be made to the teacher 
prior to the time before named. r ■ 

7. Promotions to a higher grade shall be made rat 
the opening of the school in September and at ,no . 
other time, except by the special permission of th.e 
superintendent, and those pupils only shall be prpr' 
mpted whose attendance, conduct, and improvemefit f 
shall have been satisfactory. . ., ^^j^ ^^^_^- , 

8. When a pupil has been admitted in,t,o^choiQji.. 
his membership continues uti less terminated, in, any. 
of the following ways: ^ : ,^^■■[ 

(a) A pupil may be withdrawn from school , 
on notice from a parent or guardian, ,t;lie notice , 
^,l;i;eing given to the teacher. / , , •, 



(6) A pupil forfeits his seat by absence from 

school for more than three successive school 

days for any cause, whether with or without 

leave, whether with intention of returning qr., 

not, and whether the absence be occasioned by.. 

. w§ickness, suspension, or any other cause, and.iii, 

. j .all such cases if the pupil does not return at" the 

. ..'begijining of the fourth successive school day the 

,j membership shall terminate and the seat shall 

be marked forfeited. 

(c) A pupil may be dismissed by the order of 
a supervising principal or an assistant superin- 
tendent, with the approval of the superin-. 
tendent. 

(d) A pupil may be transferred. A transfer 
, terminates the membership of a pupil in the 

' - particular school or class from which the trans- 
_:«. fer is made. . 

(e) No pupil shall be transferred from one 
school to another without a transfer ticket, and 
no pupil shall be transferred from a school jn. 
one division into one of another without the ap- , 

• • proval of both supervising principals concerned, 
V or with the approval of the superintendent, 
jj.j. \ . (/) A pupil may be dismissed from school 

r.-upon the failure of his parent or guardian to 

r pay tuition charges. 

■9?' Each case of suspension or dismissal shall bie 
immediately reported to the parent or guardian arid 
to the proper school authority. '''' 1 ; ' " ' 

10. The following offenses, severally, furnish suffi- 
cient cause for the suspension or dismissal of a pupil; 



Seat forfeiijjrf . 

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Transfers from 
one division to 
anotUec, , :,,..,;; 



Non-payment 
of tuition 



charges 



suspfension 
must be 
reported. 

Causes for 
suspension 
dismissal. 



Immoral conduct, violent or pointed oppo- 
sition to authority, persistent disobedience or ' 



disorder, habitual tardiness, an uncleanly con- 
dition of person or clothing, unauthorized ab- . 
sence for four half days in any month, or failure 
to pay tuition charges. , ^ 

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ob too /iBria 



Unauthorized 



Excused on 
holy days. 



mot* - 

Good order, 
deportment, 
and 
cleanliness. 



Prohibited 
from injuring 
school 
property; 
shall not use 
tobacco or ; 
profane ' 
language. 

Shall not do 
mischief. 



ii. Unauthorized absence is that for which the 
excuse of personal sickness or contagious' disease 
in the horne cannot be given, or when there is no 
written authority for absence emanating from an 
assistant superintendent, the superintendent, or a 
member of the Board of Education: Provided, That 
such notification from the assistant superintendent 
superintendent, or member of the Board must reach 
the teacher befbrie tHe expiration of the fourth half 
day. 

12. At the request of a parent or guardian, 
teachers shall excuse a pupil from attendance at 
school on school days observed as holy days by the 
denomination to which the parent or guardian be- 
longs. All absence from school on school days must 
be duly recorded in the record books and reported, 
but absence excused by the teacher for the reason 
given above shall not aif ect the membership of a 
pupil. 

13. Good order and propriety of deportment, not 
only in school hours, but in coming to and in going 
from school, and cleanliness in person and attire are 
expected from each pupil. He is required to keep 
all books clean and covered with manila paper, to 
neatly arrange the contents of his desk, to enter and 
leave school-rooms in a respectful manner and with- 
out noise, and to quietly depart from the neighbor- 
hood of the school immediately on being dismissed. 

1 4. No pupil shall mark, cut, scratch, chalk, or 
otherwise disfigure or injure any portion of a school 
building or anything connected therewith. He 
shall not use tobacco in any form, use any profane 
or indelicate language, throw stones or other mis- 
siles, annoy or maltreat others, nor do anything that 
may disturb the school or its neighborhood. Any 
pupil materially injuring or destroying any school 
supply shall replace or pay for the same, and may 
be deprived the privileges of school until this require- 
ment is complied with. Any damage done to a 
school building or any of its equipment must be re- 
paired at the expense of the offender. 



^ 15. Any suspended or dismissed pupil who shall 
express to the teaclier regret for the misconduct 
which caused the suspension or dismissal and shall 
give promise of amendment rqay, with the consent 
of tlie supervising principal (in case of suspension), 
or of an assistant superintendent or , the superin-, 
tendent (in case of dismissal), be restored to sc}|9qI| 
privileges. i ;: . 

1 6. No pupil who has been absent or who appears 
after the opening of school shall be adrnitted ^vith- 
out a satisfactory excuse from the parent or guardian 
for the absence or tardiness, or without satisfactory 
explanation of the remissness. Sickness and im- 
perative business are alone to be regarded as satis- 
factory causes of absence. No pupil shall be al- 
lowed to be absent from school during the regular 
session to take music, drawing, dancing, or other 
lessons, and no pupil shall be allowed to depart ben 
fore the appointed hour of leaving school, except iij 
case of sickness or sorne other pressing emergency, 
a,nd the teacher in every case shall be the judge of 
the sufRcjency of the excuse. The teacher may 
require excuses to be made in writing, and all notes 
of excuse shall be preserved until the close of the 
school yeg-r, , ; , . 

17. There shall be no organization of any society 
Qt association among pupils as such. 



When 
ciismissed, 
how restored. 



TEACHERS. 



Must have 
excuse when 
tardy or 
absent. 



18. No person shall be appointed teacher of any 
grade school who is not a graduate of a "Washington 
normal school or other approved normal school, or 
who shall not have received from the Committee on 
Teachers and Janitors the certificate required for the 
grade of the school to which appointed, and no such 
certificate shall be issued to any candidate who shall 
not have reached the "passing mark" of at least 70 
per cent, in his competitive examination: Provided, 
however, That incase a vacancy exists for which a 
qualified teacher cannot be obtained under this_rule. 



Organizations 
among pupils. 



Must have 
certificate. 



Passing 
mark in 
examinations. 






Graduates of 
Washington 
normal 
schools. 



Graduates of 
other normal 
schools. 



Teachers' 
certificates — 
Four classes. 



Ratings of 
teachers. 



such vacancy may be otherwise temporarilj'- filled 
until a properly-qualified teacher is available and no 
longer: Provided, further, That all appointments of 
substitutes and temporary teachers shall be made 
from the graduates of the Washington normal schools 
in the order of their standing, or from certificate- 
holders in the order of excellence, as shown by the 
examination, so long as there shall be unemployed 
normal graduates or holders of certificates available 
for the purpose. ' 

19. Graduates of the Washington normal schools 
shall be assigned to duty as teachers in the order of' 
their standing and excellence, as Shown by the eer-* 
tificates of the respective principals. "'^ 

20. Graduates of other approved normal schools 
shall stand upon an equal footing with certificate- 
holders, and may, instead of the highest certificate- 
holders, be nominated, at the discretion of the Board 
of Education. An^r graduate of the normal school 
who shall not be assigned to duty within the school 
year succeeding graduation shall stand upon an 
equal footing with graduates of other approved nor- 
mal schools. 

- 21. Teachers' certificates shall be issued in fouS', , 
classes, as follows, commencing with the lowest:' '■^'^^ 

The first-class certificate shall be sufficient 
evidence of the scholastic qualifications required 
for teaching in any school from the first gi^ade 
to the third grade, inclusive; the second-class 
certificate for teaching in any school from the 
first grade to the fifth grade, inclusive; the 
third-class certificate in any school from the 
first grade to the seventh grade, inclusive; the 
fourth -class certificate, in any school from the 
first grade to the eighth grade, inclusiye, and 
for all other positions the examinations and cer- 
tificates shall be special. ,,,.. 

i2; The superintendent shall cause to be -pt^^ 
pared annually in the month of June a' complete 



list of teachers, arranged by. grades or accorcling to 
their special schools or departments and in order of 
merit. The order of merit shall be established by 
efficiency reports rendered not later than June i and 
in the, following manner: In the normal schools by 
the principal thereof; in the high schools and the 
manual training schools by the principals; with the 
approval of the respective directors; in all special 
departments, including the kindergartens, by the 
directors of same, and in the graded, schools by. the 
supervising principals. In the first three grades 
the supervising principal shall be aided in his judg- 
ment of the teachers' standing by the. reports of the 
director of primary instruction. Teachers shall be 
rated as "excellent," "good," "fair," "poor." 
These ratings, when approved by the assistant su- 
perintendents and the superintendent, shall be con- 
solidated, and in making promotions the Board shall 
select the teacher whose standing is higher than that 
of any other teacher of the same grade or special 
school or department. Should there be two or more, 
teachers of equal merit, the length of service shall 
govern the promotion. 

23. All appointments of officers, teachers, and 
other employees, heretofore or hereafter made, shall 
continue dturing good behavior and efficiency, unless 
otherwise ordered by the Board of Education; but 
a teacher may at any time be assigned or transferred 
to any school by the Board of Education, or may be 
removed by the Board for incompetency or such 
other cause as may be deemed sufficient. , , 

24. Should a female teacher marry, her place shall 
thereupon become vacant. 

25. The salaries of all teachers duly elected, whose 
services commence with the school year and who 
shall perform their duties, shall begin on the, first 
day of September and shall be paid in ten monthly 
installments, the first to be made on the first of Qc-: 
tober, or as near that da,te as practicable. The 
salafies of other teachers shall begin when'they enter 



.egsuiHini ai 



Term of 
appointmetit. 



Female 
teacher 
forfeits 
position by 
marriage. 

When salaricSs 
begin. _ ,_ ,, 



Absence 
without leave. 



Cannot give 

private 

instruction. 



Must learn the 
rules. 



Must be 
present before 
opening of 
school. 



Parepts must 
be notified of 
pupil's 
absence. 

Must not be ' 
absent 



Upon their duties. The pay for a school day'shttlf 
be the thirtieth part of the tenth part of the annual' 
salary of the teacher. 

26. Any teacher who shall be absent from duty 
without leave granted by the superintendent may 
be suspended or dismissed by the Board. The sus- 
pension from duty of any teacher Upon charges in- 
volving the penalty of dismissal shall also involve 
cessation of pay (or compensation) from the date of 
suspension when removal is subsequently ordered 
upon such charges. 

27. A teacher shall not give private or extra in- 
struction to any pupil or pupils of the public schools 
for money or anything of value other than his regu- 
lar official compensation without the written consent 
of the superintendent first had and obtained. 

28. No teacher shall engage, except during the 
silthmer vacation, in any business, trade, or occupa- 
tion independent of the public schools without hav- 
ing first obtained the consent of the Board of Edu- 
cation. 

29. Each teacher is required to make himself 
familiar with the rules and to faithfully observe the 
same, and to see that pupils are f iilly informed as to 
their duties. 

30. Each teacher is required to be in his school- 
room and to open the same for the admission of 
pupils at least fifteen minutes before the time ap- 
pointed for the opening of the school. A teacher 
who is either tardy or absent must report the fact 
and give the reason therefor on the monthly report. 

31. When a pupil has been absent from school 
two half days in any month, the teacher must at once 
notify the parent or guardian of the pupil's absence. 

' 32. A teacher must not be absent from school at 
any time during the school year, except in case of 
sickness, the presence of contagious disease in the 
home, or other pressing emergency, notice of which 
shall be- forthwith commimicated to the next: higher 
authority. The superintendent may permit a 



Leave of 
absence. 



teacher to be absent for the purpose of visiting other 
schools, not exceeding two school days in any one 
year. 

33. Leave of absence shall be granted only by 
the Board of Education, and shall not be granted 
to a teacher for a longer period than three months 
and then without pay: Provided, That a leave of i. oilja'ai 
absence may be renewed or extended on the recom- ^ 
mendation of a member of the Board of Education: 
Provided, further, That, unless otherwise ordered 
by the Board of Education, a teacher at the expira- 
tion of his leave of absence shall be appointed to the 
first vacancy in any grade for wliich he may be 
qualified; but no. leave of absence shall be granted 
to a teacher who seeks such leave to engage in 
another occupation for pay or for any other than 
purely educational profit. 

34. Any quaUfied appHcant for a teachership who Bribery, 
seeks by bribery to bring about the resignation of a 
teacher shall forever be disqualified for appointment. 
Any teacher who accepts a bribe in such a case shall 
not be permitted to resign, but shall be dismissed. 

•?ii:35' Each teacher shall attend all meetings to 
which he is called by his supervising principal, as- 
sistant superintendent, the superintendent, or the 
Board of Education. In case of failure to do so, the 
absenting teacher shall furnish to the ofiicial who 
called the meeting a statement, in writing, of the 

^rea,son for such absence. 

jQ,-, 36,- Each teacher shall keep a record book, com- 

.^plete the entiies in it each day before leaving the 
school-room, and make such reports as shall be re- 
quired by any of the authorities, and shall not be 
entitled to pay until he has complied with this rule. 
Immediately after the annual closing of the schools 
he shall deposit his record book in the office of his 
supervising principal, taking care to make and re- 

^.^ain a^ list of ,the names of all pupils on the rolls at 
the close of the school year. 

-;„ ,,37., Each .teacher shall at the beginning of the residence?"^* 



Shall attend 
all meetings. 



Shall keep a 
record book. 



Shall not 
engage in 
reading, etc., 
during school 
hours. 



Shall prevent 
pupils from 
gathering on 
school 
premises. 



Shall be 
accountable 
for care of 
books and 
supplies. 



school year report his residence, in writing, to' his 
supervising principal and to the secretary of the 
Board of Education. Any change of residence shall 
be properly reported. 

38 A teacher shall hot engage during School hours 
in reading, writing letters, conversation, or other 
occupation which is irrelevant to his duties as 
teacher. The use of tobacco by a teacher in or about 
any school building is prohibited. ''V 

39. Each teacher shall, so far as possible, f)r?- 
vent pupils from gathering on the school premises 
before the hours for opening the school-rooms. He 
shall supervise liis school during the recesses and 
require the pupils to leave the premises immediately 

' after the close of school. If the janitor is not pres- 
'ent and in charge, the principal of each building 
shall see that the doors of the school-house and of 
any other house or houses appertaining thereto are 
locked, and that the windows are shut and fastened 
every day after the close of school. 

40. Each teacher shall be held accouiitable for 
the care and return of all books issued to him and 
for the proper care of all supplies. The books are 
to be for the use of pupils in the school. Such books, 
however, may be taken home by the pupils when- 
ever in the judgment of the teacher it is thought 
desirable. The teacher shall be held accountable 
for the preservation and return of such books. At 
the end of the school year each teacher shall render 
to his supervising principal a strict account, in 
writing, of all books issued to him or received by 
him from the teacher preceding him, and the super- 
vising principal shall satisfy himself that such ac- 
counts are correct and that the mimber and condi- 
tion of books and the quantities and condition of 
supplies are satisfactory, or that such books and 
supplies have been satisfactorily accounted for, be- 
fore the pay certificate for the month preceding the 
close of the year shall be issued to the teacher. 

''' ii. Each teacher shall see to the safe-keeping of 



all school property, shall maintain cleanliness in the 
school building, and to this end shall make frequent 
inspections. Careful supervision of janitors is ex- 
pected. 

42. Each principal of a building shall promptly 
inform his supervising principal whenever he be- 
comes aware of any damage to school property, or 
of any repairs needed or of any other matter which 
should be brought to the attention of the supervis- 

jjjng principal. 

-; 43. It shall be the duty of the principal of each 
building to promptly place the school of a teacher 
absent, without having given one day's notice, 
under a monitor, and to notify the supervising prin- 
■eipal; to see that all rules relative to pupils, teachers 
and to janitors are enforced, and that all reports 
and requisitions for suppHes are made out promptly. 
For purposes of discipUne. the principal of every 
building may exercise all the powers and rights 
which pertain to teachers, Where sevei'al schools 
are grouped in one building, each teacher shall co- 
operate with the principal in maintaining order in 

, the building and in the neighborhood thereof. The 
principal shall exercise direct control over the janitor 
and .the assistants to the janitor. 

44. Each teacher shall attend to the physical 
education and comfort of the pupils under his care 
and shall devote fifteen minutes in each school da,y 
to the exercises prescribed in the course of physical 
training. 

45. Each teacher shall be especially careful as to 
the ventilation and temperature of his school-room_, 
shall see that the windows are opened for the free 
admission of air at recesses, and shall be careful that 
the temperature of the room w:hen occupied by 
pupils shall not fall below 64 nor rise above 70 de- 
grees Fahrenheit. The temperature, as indicated 
by the thermometer, shall be observed and recorded 
on the blackboard at 9 o'clock and 1 1 o'clock A. M. 
and 2 o'clock P, M. of each school day, the observa- 



Sball see 1 

school 

property. 



Principals 
shall report 



Principal's 
duty when ; 
teacher is 
absent. 



Co-operation 
of teachers. 



Shall attend to 
physical 



Ventilation 



temperattire of 
school-roorus. 



ol aoe tkrig 



Discipline in 

schtels; " ••' ■ 



Bible reading 
and Lord's 
Prayer. 



Corporal 
punishment. 



Hbme'fetudi^s. 



Sending pupilf 
on errands. 



Gifts to 
teachers. 



tion atid recording to be done by pupils so far as 
practicable. The teacher shall keep a permanent 
record of temperature's^ 

46. Each teacher shall practice such discipline in 
his school as would be exercised by a kind and judi- 
cious parent in the family — always firm and \dgilant, 
yet prudent. He should endeavor to inculcate 
truthfulness, self-control, temperance, frugality, in- 
dustry, obedience to parents, reverence for the aged, 
forbearance toward the weak, respect fot the rights 
of others, politeness to all, kindiiess to animals, 
desire for knowledge, and obedience to the laws of 
God; but no teacher shall exercise any sectarian 
influence in the schools. 

47. The opening exercises in every school shall 
consist of the reading by the teacher, without note 
or comment, of a portion of the Bible, repeating the 
I/ord's Prayer, and appropriate singing by the pupils. 
' ' 48. The avoidance of corporal punishment, as 
far as may be, with a due regard to obedience on the 
part of pupils, is enjoined on all teachers. Each 
case of corporal punishment, with the reason there- 
for, shall be reported monthly by the teacher in 
charge of the school and forwarded, through the 
principal and supervising principal, to the super- 
intendent. 

49. In all cases where home studies are required, 
the work to be done shall be definitely stated and 
so thoroughly explained by the teacher that in- 
teUigent pupils can master it without assistance. 

50. No teacher shall be allowed to Send any pupil 
on errands during school hours, except on urgent 
school business. 

51. No teacher or other person shall be allowed 
to present in the public schools any premium or 
gift to any pupil, except such as are permitted by 
order of the Board, nor shall any teacher receive any 
gift from any pupil or one purchased by the con- 
tributions of the pupils. 

52. No person shall be permitted to solicit sub- 



scriptions for any paper, book, publication, or other Soliciting 

_^- 1 • r^-L. 1 r _L' 1 -^.i.- subscriptions, 

articles, or canvass for the sale of any article, within 

a school building at any time. No subscription for 
any purpose whatsoever shall be introduced into 
any public school and no advertisement shall be 
read to the pupils of any school or posted on the 
walls of any school building or fence of the same 
without express permission of the Board. 

53. The pupils of the schools shall not as such 
be permitted to engage in any concert or public en- 
tertainment without permission of the Board of 
Education. Application to pupils of the public 
school, or to their parents through them, through 
the issuance of circulars, tickets, and subscription 
listsj or in any other manner, for contributions or 
other aid toward any purpose whatsoever, is pro- 
hibited. The giving of concerts, fairs, lunches, or 
other entertainments for money in any school build- 
ing is prohibited. 



Concerts, 
entertain- 
ments, etc. 



SUBSTITUTES. 



54. In case of the temporary absence of any 
teacher, the supervising principal for normal, high, 
or manual training school principal, should the ab- 
sence occur in either of these schools), shall promptly 
provide a substitute (who shall be selected from a 
list of competent persons to be furnished by the 
Committee on Teachers and Janitors, the Committee 
on Normal and High Schools and Scholarships, or the 
Committee on Industrial Education and Special 
Instruction, as the case may be, and approved by 
the Board of Education) in the absence of an eligible 
substitute or temporary teacher under the provision 
of Rule 21: Provided, That all substitutes in the 
special branches shall be recommended by the Com- 
mittee on Industrial Education and Special In- 
struction. 

55. The pay of a substitute shall be taken from 
the salary of the teacher, and for all services in a 
school where the absence is not more than thirty 



How 
appointed. 



How 

substitutes are 
paid. 



■ i6 
>;~r.»-?rf.,. ^^^-j g^hooi days in one year shall be for eack day 
one-half of one-thirtieth of a month's salary, and 
for all subsequent continuous service in the same 
school the substitute, if a holder of a certificate, en- 
titling him to teach in that school, shall receive, the 
Rates of pay. j^j^ salary of the teacher whose place he fills, and if 
not the holder of such a certificate such teacher shall 
receive the highest salary permitted by his certificate, 
or if not the holder of a certificate, then such substi 
>: ■ tute shall receive the salary of Class i, unless other- 

wise ordered by the Board: Provided, That no substi- 
tute shall receive pay for less than a half day's service : 
Provided, further, That all absences shall be reported 
to the superintendent by the supervising principals 
or the principal of a normal, high, or manual train- 
ing school. 

JANITORS. "■ 

• .: ,0o 

Duties of 56. Each janitor shall be subject to the order.-jof 

janitor. ^ .< j 

the principal and of the other executive officers. 
He shall be responsible for all damage done through 
his neglect or carelessness. He .shall make -and 
regulate the fires; notify the principal in season 
when fuel is needed ; preserve the heating apparatus ; 
sweep, dust, and wash the rooms, halls, and windows 
as often as necessary, or when so directed by the 
principal; keep the outhouses clean and in good 
order at all times; keep the playgrounds, and grass 
plots in a cleanly condition; guard the buildirig, 
furniture, fences, and groimds; see that the windows 
shutters, doors, and gates are securely fastened 
when the schools are not in session; receipt for all 
materials delivered and keep a faithful record of the 
same and of the use made of them; promptly make 
such repairs as he is able to make and report to the 
principal all other repairs needed, and do such other 
work as properly belongs to the janitor.y such as 
washing ink-wells, providing water for the use of 
. , teachers and pupils, assisting in maintaining order 
outside the building, and going on official errands 



for tke principal when the heating appara,tus is not 
in use: ProvidiBd, That some competent person 
must be at all times left in charge of the building. 
The janitor of a steam or furnace heated building 
shall not be absent under any circumstances during 
school hours when the heating apparatus is in use : 
Provided, That in the case of the temporary ab- 
sence of any janitor for any cause, except iii the per- 
formance qf his official duties, the janitor so absent- 
ing himself shall forfeit his full salary for the period 
of said absence; and the substitute, selected to per- 
form the duties of said absent janitor, shall, for 
such time as he may be required to perform such 
seriVice, receive the full salary so forfeited. 

56. (a) The Superintendent of Janitors shall su- 
pervise the work of all janitors, instruct therri in 
their duties, and keep an efficiency record of each; 
inspect the heating and ventilating apparatus in 
each building; report any needed repairs to the 
buildings or school equipment, and report urgent 
building repairs direct to the Superintendent of 
Repairs; and perform such other duties as may be 
assigned him by the Board or its officers. 

57. Each janitor may be required to labor on 
minor repairs whenever he shall be needed in or 
about any school building in the District, provided 
his services are not required in the building of which 
he has special charge. All janitors shall be paid on 
monthly pay-rolls. 

58. No person shall be employed as janit6r of a 
steam heated building who has not received a certi- 
ficate from the Board of Engineers of the District of 
Columbia, in accordance with an Act of Congress, 
approved February 28, 1887, entitled "An act to 
regulate steam engineering in the District of Colum- 
bia." Every person employed in any school build- 
ing must be at least twenty-one years of age and not 
over forty-five, and of temperate habits; must 
make ajiplication in writing, which must be accom- 
panied by letters as to character and moral habits, 



Must not be 
absent from 
btiilding while 
heating 
apparatus 
is in use. 



SubstitutCj'Sf 



Superintendent 
of janitors. 



ritiw 



to 

labor in any 
school building 
in District, i^ 



Must be 
licensed 
engineer if in 
charge of 
steam-heated 
building. 



Joanoa 



iS 



Use of tobacco 
prohibited. 



Responsible 
for 

enforcement 
of rules. 



OfiSce Tf otirS. 



Shall consult 
with 

superintend- 
ent. 

Shall endeavor 
to improve 
methods of 
instruction. 



signed by at least three citizens of the District, of 
Columbia, themsejives of good mor&l st9,tidingi a^id 
all appointments of janitors shall be probationary for 
a : period not exceeding two months, and at the ex- 
piration of such, probation, if satisfactory, the ap- 
pointment shall :be permanent. ,11 

59. The use of tobacco by the janitor in or about 
a school building is prohibited. 

'*i'a SUPERVISING PRINCIPALS. 

i-,. )?- ' 

• 60. Each supervising principal shall, under. tJje 
direction of the superintendent, be responsible , for 
;the observance and enforcement of all school rulf s. 
He shall have an office, to be located by the super- 
intendent. ' 

6r. He shall be in his office thirty minutes before 
the time of opetiing each morning session of the 
schools, and when not engaged in examining scliopls 
(under the direction of the superiiitendent) , from 
3.30 to 4 o'clock each afternoon that. the schools 'a,re 
in session. He shall attend, at the office of the 
superintendent for the purpose of consultation at 
such times as the superintendent may designate. ^ 

62. He shall endeavor to improve,the methods of 
instruction, imder the direction of the superinten- 
dent, and shall make such reports as may be„j)?- 
quired of him by the superintendent. , ; ^-irf 

63. He shall have a general supervision- of all 4^y 
He shall promptly re- 



Shall have 

supervision of Schools within his division. 

all schools. ..pjort to the Committee on Buildings, Repairs,, and 



Shall report 
needed repairs. 



Shall make 
requisition for 
supplies. 



Shall keep 
correct 
accounts, etc. 



Sanitation any repairs that may be needed and, to 
the Committee on Teachers and Janitors any negli- 
gence or misconduct on the part of. teachers, or 
janitors. He shall approve all i^equisitions on the 
secretary of the Board of Education for supplies 
required for the use of the schools. iHe shall .be 
held responsible for all books issued to him, and .for 
the economical use of all supplies. 

64. Each supervising principal shall keep, ac- 
cording to forms approved by the Board of Educa- 



tion, correct accounts and records of all matters 
committed to his keeping by the superintendent, 
such accounts and records to be at all times open to 
the inspection of the members of the Board of Edu- 
cation, the secretary of the Board of Education, and 
the superintendent. 

■ ■ 65. The supervising principal shall see that all 
teachers within his jurisdiction are promptly notified 
and duly advised as to all rules and orders pertain- 
ing to the schools and will be held responsible for 
the impartial enforcement of such regulations. He 
shall see that all the prescribed records are neatly, 
regularly, and correctly kept by the teachers, and 
that all reports and returns required by the Board 
of Education, the secretary of the Board, or the 
superintendent are promptly made. He shall, 
under the direction of the superintendent, classify 
the pupils in the various grades; shall visit each 
school as often as practicable, and shall iii eVefy* 
way-p©ssible co-operate with the superintendent. 
ion sad orlw .■;)<. ■ ;.Z3 

. HIGH SCHOOLS. , 

.lieo/ The director of high schools shall, under 'di- 
rection of the superintendent, supervise the work 
o€?*he high schools. - 

■ 67. The military affairs of the schools shall be 
under the control of the Board of Education and 
direictly in charge of the Committee on Military 
Affairs. All regimental and staff appointments shall 
be based upon scholarship and military fitness, and 
all promotions shall be based upon scholarship arid 
military fitness, former rank to be considered, irre- 
spective of the company ot battalion to which' the 
candidate ■ has been attached, except in case of ap- 
pointment to majorities, one of whoni shall have 
bfeen attached to the first battaHon and one to the 
second battalion. All nominations for company 
appointments ' and' promotions shall be severally 
made by the principals of the respective schools in 
which the companies are located and under the 



Shall see that 
all teachers 
are advised as 
to rules. 



lowdmuV! 



Shall classify 
pupils and 
visit schools. 



\o ■s£lilidfgfl3 



MilitaJatsrovA 

affairsiiie riswi 

lo gaibofiJtz 

.89lfibibn«o 



How 

appointments 
of officers shall 
be made. 



noilewiniBxil 



regulation governing regimental and staff appoint- 
ments and promotions. The nominations shall be 
recommended by the Committee on Military Affairs 
and approved by the Board. 

NORMAL SCHOOLS. 



.ealui o! 



Number of 

pupils 

admitted. 



bii 
.eloo 



Educational 
eligibility of 
candidates. 



Average 
high school 
standing of 
candidates. 



Examination 
for entrance. 



required to 
admit to 
normal school. 



68. The normal school for the first nine; divisions 
is officially designated Washington Normal School 
No. I . The Normal school for the tenth, eleventh^ 
twelfth, and thirteenth divisions is officially desig- 
nated Washington Normal School No. 2. yd l 

69. The number of pupils admitted each yeatrtb 
Washington Nonnal School No. i shall be limited 
to sixty. The number of pupils admitted to Wash- 
ington Normal School No. 2 shall be Umited to forty. 
The pupils admitted each year shall be selected by 
competitive examination from the graduating 
classes of the respective high schools and manual 
training schools. 

70. No person shall be eUgible for the entrance 
examinations to the normal schools who has not 
completed the full four years' course of study in one 
of the Washington high or manual training schools, 
or, the full equivalent thereof, accompanied by at 
at least two years' attendance in one of these schools. 

71. No pupil shall be admitted to the normal 
school entrance examination whose average stand- 
ing throughout the entire high school or the manual 
training school course is less than seventy-five per 
centum. The standing of candidate-pupils shall 
be certified to the superintendent by the principals 
of the respective schools. 

72. The examination for entrance to the normal 
schools shall be conducted by boards of examiners 
and shall be held in the month of June. No pupil 
shall be admitted to either of the normal schools 
whose average in the examinations for entrance is 
less than seventy per centum, nor shall any pupil 
be admitted who is deemed by the specified board 
of examiners to be physically afflicted or defective. 



73. The' "boards of examiners to pass, upon the 
qualifications of candidates for admission to the 
normal schools shall each consist of a member of 
the Board of Education, an assistant superintend- 
ent, the principal of a normal school, and two super- 
vising principals. The superintendent shall define 
the character of the examination, 

74. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, 
the Board of Education may admit to each of the 
normal schools not more than five graduates of ap- 
proved colleges: Provided, That not more than one 
year shall have elapsed between the time of college 
graduation and the time of admission to the normal 
school. 

75. Such college graduates may be graduated 
from the normal school, with all the privileges per- 
taining to such graduation, after one year of study 
in the normal school. 

,76. Vacancies occurring among the first -year 
pupils of the normal schools shall not be filled after 
October i of each year. No appointments shall be 
made to fill vacancies occurring in the second-year 



Admission of 

college 

graduates. 



But one year 
required for 
college 
graduates. ' 



No vacancy 
filled after 
October 1. 



• 77., Each graduate shall be awarded a diploma. Diplomas 
an4, unless disqualified for cause, shall be appointed 
to, a, teacher's position in the order of graduation. 
The diploma shall be equivalent to a fourth-class 
certificate. 

78. Each candidate before being admitted to the 
school shall be required to sign, the following pledge: 
"I, the subscriber, desire to enter the normal school 
for the sole purpose of better preparing myself for 
the business of teaching, and I declare it to be my 
intention to continue in said school until I have com- 
pleted the prescribed course of study and then to 
devote myself to the work of teaching in the public 
schools of the District of Columbia for a period of at 
least two years. 

In witness' whereof- I have hereunto subscribed 
my name." ' 



Required to 
sign pledge of 
services as 
teacher for two 
years. 



(Sisn faiEoa 
looKoa 3«oh> 



Course of 
study. 



79. The course of study shall be strictly profes- 
sional and shall extend over a period of two years. . 



ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Assistant 

supei'intend- 

ents. 



80. The assistant superintendents shall report ■tB'^l 
the superintendent and shall perform such duties as',; 
he may assign to them. ' » 



SCHOOL YEAR AND SESSIONS. 



Length of 
school year. 



Days excluded. 



8i. The school year shall commence on the first 
day of July of each year, and shall end on the last . 
day of the following June. The schools shall be jn' 
session on all week days of the school year, except,^ 
the following: 

Every Saturday. 

From the Thursday falling between the i8th' 

and 24th of June, inclusive, until the Friday 

before the Monday falling between the 17th 

and 23d of the following September, inclusive. 

Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday. 

From the day before Christmas Day until 

New Year's Day, both inclusive; and when the 

ifcrnofi- second day of January is observed as New Year's 

Day, it shall be included; and when New Year's" 

Day falls on Thursday, the following Friday 

shall be included. 

Washington's Birthday and Memorial Day, 
Jo"., ,'; and when either or both fall on Thursday the 

/•- V Friday following shall be included. 

.e-ij:/ - From Good Friday until the Friday follow- 

ing, both inclusive. 

Other holidays. 82. No other hoHdays shall be granted except 
by direction of the Board of Education. 

83. In emergencies the schools may be closed by 
order of the President of the Board of Education. 

84. The grade schools shall be opened at 9 o'clock, 
A. M. and shall be closed at 3 o'clock P. M. A re- 
cess of fifteen minutes shall be given at 10.30 o'clock 



President of 
Board may 
close schools. 

School hours. 



23 

A. M. and one of sixty minutes at 12 M. ; but on 
stormy days the noon recess may be dispensed with, 
by permission of the supervising principal, and the 
schools closed at i o'clock. 

85. In all half-day grade schools the daily sessions 
shall be: For the first grade, not exceeding three 
and one-half hours ; for the second grade, not ex- 
ceeding four hours; and a recess of fifteen minutes 
shall be given in the middle of each session. 

SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS. 

86. There shall be held annually examinations 
of candidates for positions as teachers in the special 
departments. Vacancies occurring in any of the de- 
partments of special work, including kindergartens, 
after all proper promotions have been made, shall 
be filled by competitive examinations: Provided, 
That in all cases graduates of the Washington nor- 
mal schools, whenever practicable, shall be given 
the preference. All appointments under this rule 
shall be probationary and for a period of not exceed- 
ing six months. 

87. Should the committee in charge deem it ad- 
visable, it may order examinations for promotions, 
and the positions of director and assistant director 
may, on recommendation of the committee, be filled 
by special examination or by appointment. If by 
special examination, the same shall be held under 
the direction of the committee; if by appointment, 
then in such an event such appointment shall be 
made by the Board of Education acting as a com- 
mittee of the whole. 

88. All examinations shall be conducted under 
the direction of the appropriate committees: Pro-' 
vided, That no person shall be eligible to enter 
the examination for position as teacher in any 
branch of the school system unless he has previously 
had scholastic education equivalent to that afforded 
by a high school of good standing, such education^ ta- 
be properly certified to, 



Hours foM«fi 
half -day 
schools. 



Annual 
examinations. 



Competitive 
examinations. 



Appomtments 
probationary. 



Examinations 
may be held for 
promotions. 



Bxaminatiuns, 

how 

conducted. 



24 



®i?^?^^ °"!,^ 89- School-houses shall be used only for sessions 

shaUbeused , x, , ,. , , 

for school of the public schools. 

purposes only. APPEALS. 

Order of 90. School officials rank in the following order: 

vfti)'-wk'^ The Board of Education, superintendent, assistant 
• .f.Uxjrij: superintendents, supervising principals, principals, 
and teachers. Appeals may be taken from the de- 
cision of any of these to the next higher rank. Tend- 
ing an appeal the decision stands. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 
Books and 91. All officers and employees of the Board and 

th^ules^^'* ° ^^^ teachers shall use such record and other blaidc 
books and such forms as shall be prescribed by the 
Board and in the manner and for the purpose design 
nated, and the instructions accompanying suck 
books and forms are hereby made a part of the rules.' 
In each school-room a copy of the rules shall be kept 
by the teacher. 

• 92. All employees in the school system are pro- 
hibited from soliciting legislation looking to pro- 
motions or increases of salary, either for themselves 
or others. 

93. Where reference is made to supervising prin- 
cipals, the high school teacher shall substitute for 
the term "supervising principal'' the term "director 
of high schools." ■ . , r 

94. All persons connected with the public schools 
are hereby forbidden to furnish to any person or per- 
sons not connected with said schools or to those con- 
nected, except for school purposes, any Ust or lists 
of the pupils, teachers, or other employees therein. 

95. Every resignation of any teacher or employee 
of the public schools of the District of Columbia 
must be submitted to the Board of Education at 
least ten days before the same is intended to take 
effect, otherwise the person so resigning the service 
shall forfeit his pay for the ten days next preceding, 
as well as for the day whereon said resigation is in- 
tended to take effect, ■•J b^JDttTiso ^ : 



Rules shall be 
kept in each 
school-room. 



Soliciting 
legislation 
prohibi^d. 



Substitute 
term. 



Furnishing 
lists of pupils, 
teachers, etc., 
prohibited. 



Resignations. 



25 

96. No school building shall hereafter be named 
in honor of any living person, and all propositions 
to name buildings shall be referred to the Committee 
on Buildings, Repairs, and Sanitation for considera- 
tion and report. At least five (5) votes shall be 
required to name a school building: Provided, That 
the name of each school building which is or shall 
hereafter be designated by the name of any person 
shall embrace the given name or names as well as 
the surname of such person, and shall be so noted 
on the school records. 

97. Flags shall fly at full-staff from all school 
buildings as follows : On school days and all national 
hohdays from 8.30 o'clock A. M. to 4.30 o'clock 
P. M.; on Memorial Day, May 30th, flags shall be 
placed at half-staff from 8.30 o'clock A. M. to 4.30 
o'clock P. M. : Provided, That at such other times 
than those hereinbefore mentioned, when flags are 
placed at half-staff by special order of the Board for 
any period of time, Sundays and Saturdays shall 
not be included therein, and said flags shall be at 
half-staff for said entire period of time from 8.30 
o'clock A. M. to 4.30 o'clock P. M. 



Naming of 

school 

buildings. 



Flag 
Regulations. 



ft -J ■i^wK^.f'iii I'^rl. -j"\h^s!.i-J !■■ 



M T Tifoob'^o Off. I 



INDEX. 



Rule. Page. 

Absence of pupils i i-i2 6 

of pupils, parents must be noti^^c^of, . ,^.^.,,,,,,^1,^.. ,,^,p 

without leave, teacher. . , .„ ^^rr "i-firis v-^f^ri^^i %n^]r?^ 

Absent, teacher; duty of principal . . ..vrnj^fymoo- -Etrr i 43: .13 

teacher must not be Ijjinttri' • • • 3^ '° 

Account kept by supervising principal .. ,^jj^..,j-^. ... 64 18 

Admission of pupils ..^^fi^otv ^1^11- • • • 3 3 

of pupils, appUcation f^f f ,f^,|. ^ ..^^^ 4 4 

Appeals, order of .j.^, .^, -..•-^.••^g,- • • • 9° 24 

Appointment of substitutes '.\ 54 15 

probationary .^ 86 ,23 

term of 23 ..^.^^ 

Assignment of teacher to duty ..... . , . . . J,, i,-, ',,•,•,■•. - ^9 .Jis'f 

Assistant superintendents v>•^:■H^■■uv-^P9^1 --'Viij 

Average standing for normal candidates ^rin7^^i bo<:^° 

$oard of examiners for normal schools;,.^^,^.^. -..j^-^,^^^, l^y}^ 
Books and forms part of rules ...... t..^^.,^.:^^^^^ <(^ , ,9ji., j .^4/ 

care of, teachers accountable for ....;...... 40 12 

Bible reading and Lord's Prayer 47 14 

Bribery, teachers 34 ; ,ij 

Business, teacher cannot engage in .... , 28 ^-^^jp 

Certificate of Board of Engineers for janitors. . . . .,. 58 17 

of teacher to-fe^-rms felrqutj ,8^?|j vFarf~ 

Certificates, four classes, teachers' pgibi^'smojl ' 

Christmas Day • ^ , • V. : ._j^^^5^ ^^ l^^^^f 

Cleanhness ,.,,,.. ^>^^.,i;,jf -,^^ 6 

Closed, schools maybe, by order of President of^pp^r^^^^j-^^j-^a 

Closing of schools • • ; • ■ ■!!u;^K--undf 

College graduates admitted to normal school ...... 74 21 

require but one . year in normal 

school . .,.„.,., ,.^. ;, : . ,75 21 

Commencement of school 81 22 



28 

Rule. Page. 

Competitive examinations 86 23 

Concerts, entertainments, etc., not permitted 53 15 

Corporal punishment 48 14 

Deportment .,.....,.. ^ 13 6 

Diplomas in normal school ....'■.! .f.\''; 77 21 

Director of high schools 66 19 

Disciphne, teachers shall practice 46 14 

Dismissal of pupil 8-1 1 4-5,-6 

Duties of janitors . .^ . .-V.-. " 56''' '16 

Entertainments, concerts, etc., not permittfeh'. .'^f^. ' 53 15 
'Errands, teachers shall not send pupils on '/. . .■.'^*? .■^'^' 50 14 
Examinations, competitive, special wBrK^^' .X ... .'..'.. 86 23 

annual.. :": .^5*^ r^'f ^'^ : . . . 86 23 

for entrance to normal school '.. .'.'.: J '"^7^'' ' ' jo 

how conducted /.^'^l "gr^"''^ 

may be held f or jjromotion ..V'.'"^^. r! 87 23 
+ ■ passing mark : }'' .^f^'^'^rg^ '"^^m 

I^lags ..\':^"^'^ ::'=^'^*/'"-'^ 

Forms and books part of rules ....'. ^^^'^f^".'^.^^^^ : . . 91 24 

Furnishing lists of pupils, etc ...■;.':' ,^? .... 94 24 

Gathering on school premises, teadlifere must prevent 39 t'i 

Gifts to teachers . . ... . ; . . . .....'.■';';';' 51 ^■'t^ 

Good Friday 1*^^=!^!*?"^?.^^"??^" ^^^y^'.: . . 81 ^ 

Good order, etc., of pupil. ^^.".".^l^M«^TJ^ .■*.<;? .^\^f'. . . ,. 13 6 

Graduates of other normal schools," tekchers.'. . . . . '. ". "2?o ' ' ''^' t 

'" ' Washington normal school ; .'*. ""^^ 8 

ilalf-day schools, hours for .'.'; f^.""-^'5' "'"si 

High schools, supervision of, by director . . . . .^.^ . .'^.""''66 19 

HoUdays, by direction of the Board i ; . ::){"? .'^!^?^^ 82 22 

" in school year ... . '. . .... . .... ; .^''.^.''.^ }'' ^'81 22 

Holy days, pupils excused on ^^f^?^?! .^9 12 6 

Home studies . :^?1^??^: .'f?^f? ?f5'?.«*^4§^^'^'"'i4 

iiours for school .......■.: .■.■.■.v.'^f^ V^'^'M 

for half-day schools '. '. . '. ^^85 23 

injuring school property by pupil .. .^?.X^ '.¥.'1-^^. ?!«°'' i4 6 

Janitor, duties of .^.'?"^'.^?- 56 16-1 7 

must be Hcensed engineer .' . ; : . . .'.'.'':..'.; i ." 58 ' ' 17 

must not be absent from stearri apparatus . . 56 16-1 7 

pay of substitute .'.;'.: 56 17 



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'Janitor, may be required to labor in other school build- 
ings - — sy'-ptV 

Superintendent of 56^ Y>:it7 

to make minor repairs 57 • 'ailj 

Leave of absence, teacher's 33 //.'kfi 

Length of school year : 81 22 

Legislation, soUciting of, prohibited ; . 92 24 

Military affairs, control of . . 67^ i;: ing 

how appointments are made to organs .^ I i-.f ■ ;. i;n • 1 

ization : ^ 67 •\g^'x> 

Marriage, female teacher forfeits position by 24 9 

.Meetings, teachers shall attend all 35 11 

Membership of pupil, how terminated ^ .\;u.;;ij .{.uui. . 8 4-5 

Memorial Day •p7':<q700 . .1. 81 22 

Methods of instruction, supervising principals shall- 

endeavor to improve ..... 62 18 

Naming of school buildings - 96 25 

New Year's Day 81 22 

.Normal schools, average per centum in examinations, 

4.- ; for ;.oieaiaib..7^:-l;qfj2D 

average standing in ;..[ .'. :';r-, 71 20 

board of examiners for 73 21 

but one year required for college 

graduates in 75 21 

candidates required to sign pledge.. . 78 21 

college graduates admitted to 74 21 

course of study for admission to .... 70 20 

course of study in 79 22 

diplomas in 77 21 

examination for entrance to 72 20 

examination, when held 72 20 

how designated 68 20 

no vacancies after October i in .... 76 21 

No. I 68 20 

No. 2 68 20 

number of pupils in 69 20 

Ofl&ce hoiurs for supervising principals 61 . , . 18 

Opening of school, teacher must be present before. »..< ^mH^vx ii>W> 
Order of admission of pupils . . . . .1 .... . ..... . - . - . . ■■■ ,-3vt&!>i<j"jJ^ 



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Order of appeals.' oJi\aiiyp3i5Kj.(^.ttii'90 24 

Organizations, pupils cannot join . . . . . ..; ,.^,^i. . ., . .3S.a£ 17 7 

Pay to substitutes 'io.inabnaJxiiitsqtt'r-ss 15-16 

Per centum in examinations eiixtqax loninz. 93lism 0,72 20 

Physical education of pupil, teacher shall attend to. .'44 13 

Pledge reqtured of normal school candidates. 78 21 

President of Board may close schools . . . ...... > 83 22 

Principal's duty when a teacher is absent .. aoa . ,3TtiBpx 43 13 

Principals shall. report repairs needed... . . . . ,."..u 42 13 

Private instructions, teachers cannot give 27 10 

Probationary appointments 86 23 

Promotion of pupils . 7 4 

may be made by examination 87 23 

Punishment, corporal .'. 48 ■ <.f')J4 

Pupil, absence of ;. it^iiiodl-.ii/b 

dismissal of .; . lohu'i- 5 

excuse when tardy . .i . .' . . . ... 1 . 16 ■ ..'.'7 

transfer of 8 4^5 

when absent, teacher must notify parents. ... 33 11 

Pupils, admission of 3 3-4 

cannot be members of organizations 17 7 

classified by supervising principal 65 19 

excused on holy days 12 6 

: forfeiture of seat S 4-5 

;■. good order of . 13 6 

: . membership, how terminated 8 4-5 

order of admission 5 4 

prohibited from injuring school property . . 14 6 

promotion of 7 4 

seats of .yi:;:Uiii :K-'i AuiJ*;miyji>;5:.j 6 4 

suspension of .hi .H^.'i'^ . ,m\iWf'mxm^f* 10 5 

vaccination of te-U/ti^ieab .^orf 3 4 

withdrawal of ..... :/{ifi. 3ubn.fOSy. OU 8 4-5 

when dismissed, how restored '. :V-^ 15 7 

Rates of pay to substitutes 55 15-16 

^Reading, etc., during school hours, teachers prohibi- 

" ted from 38 12 

Record book kept by teacher . 36 11 

jResidence, teacher shall report ......... . . Mo.i<i.<iinf'>^ 37 11-12 



Rule. Page. 

Resignations. 95 24 

Repairs shall be reported by principal 42 13 

shall be reported by supervising principal , . 63 18 

Rules to be enforced by supervising principal 60 18 

must be kept in each school-room 91 ' 24 

supervising principals shall see that teachers -^-^ /{bi^l 

are advised as to ■Sgr^fhssT^ 

teachers must learn 29 10 

vSalary, teacher's, when it begins . ysX ffr;»S^A'. .... 25 9-10 

Separate schools .•.■;". '."q.^yqi. wvo. i 3 

School hours 1 .■ AoiJci'^qc) ■ • 84 22-23 

vSchool-houses for educational purposes onlyh;.'!. .•^Ji.ui 89 24 

vSchool property, teacher shall see to 41 12-13 

School year, days excluded from ; . .f . . u. ; . .;....;. 
hoUdays in-UM'i-u.-ay^Sayiit^y/. iQ ^Jaubf^i 
length oi ::'dn Imiosmq.'ip. xivb.jna^di- . 

Seat, forfeitiu-e of, by pupil ..i.ujb. o) .bstn^izza :h 

Seats of pupils arjrt^adfl ](o.av.j 

Sohciting legislation prohibited . . . :l".'. 1 .'•..'•'.-. ..'.'.; 92 
subscriptions for papers, etc., not permit- 
ted ...I........ 

Studies, home .Ad. Jow.tef- 

Subscriptions for papers, books, etc... . . . .{.xHtyiot.AaiJi' 

Substitutes, how appointed </J r-Uqwq io.T^dxD/j 

pay of .a3frjt:tst9;Ti.Iije.£jn3yfi.U,F'l 

rates of pay. . . .■. / Jwift^rriq P.J.bi.t9iiA Hfri 
Superintendents, assistant . : •. 1<^\ M^miQ'^ti v4. 111. ■ '■- 
Superintendent of janitors . . . ..'■.■>.'/ }vr.':' /) r: . .'. :'.' :i 
Supplies, supervising principal shall make requisition 

for.... 

Supervising principal, office hours of 

responsible for enforcement of 

rules 60 

shall classify pupils and visit 

schools 65 

shall consult with superin- 
tendent . .'. . . • 61 

shall endeavor to improve 
methods of instruction ... .. 62 



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4-5 


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24 


52 


14-5 


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52 


14-15 


54 


15 


55 


15-16 


55 


15-16 


80 


22 


56 


16-17 


63 


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61 


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Supervising principal, shall have general supervision lirjijifie-j^I 

of all schools. . 63- fi • 18 

shall keep correct account ... 64 18-19 
Supervision of all schools by supervising principal. . . 63 18 

Suspension of pupils . . ^ l ji.o.i. i<j.1-io 5 

Tardy, excuse of, pupil ..jq. muHiu.xf-{i6 7 

Teacher, absence without leave i., ..u::. bovivht: aij;26 10 

bribery aiRitliPMm.si&ti-' 34 " 

cannot engage in business ..•. .;. i.'ocfvv. ,?.'7-*ff'ji,28 . .;. 1.0. 

cannot give private instruction aU iJif'K-a-y+jniiqfi©; 

co-operation of ^^.4!^ rMoiftfJi; 

female, forfeits position by marriage ...... 24 r^o^; 

gifts to : 51 it^: 

graduate of other normal schools 20 '8 

graduate of Washington normal school 19 8 

is absent, duty of principal when.i.'.i! I.' .(v.i. 43 13 
how assigned to duty ....;.... ..-J ,l» &tu)i';I9 S 

leave of absence ■ 1 .- 33 11 

must be present before opening of school . . 30 10 

must have certificate 18 7-8 

must learn the rules .b'.ii. . 29 10 

must not be absent -iuu' 32 lo-i i 

must notify parents of pupil's absence..^ .sjioiJCJn.ir. .lO 

number of pupils to Of!. >'>ietiti-.i 3 

I'i I , shall attend all meetings . 35 11 

/)i • . shall attend to physical education of pupil. 44 13 

shall be accountable for care of books 4Q;; ,n^i,2 

shall keep a record book • jftihaqlrJi 

shall not engage in reading, etc., during ,- ,r .'j<v,.i'. 

school hours ,,.... 38 , 12 

shall not send pupils on errands.. ,f.r;.-[,ioHrr(i- ■;. ■■50 14 
shall practice discipHne . 46 14 

shall prevent pupils from gathering on school 

premises 39 12 

shall read Bible and repeat Lord's Prayer. .47 14 

shall report residence 37 1 1-12 

■ shall see to school property 41 12-13 

shall see to ventilation and temperature 45 13-14 

when salary of, begins 25 9-10 



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Teacher's certificates, four classes 21 8 

Teacher's term of appointment 23 9 

Temperature, teacher shall attend to 45 13-14 

Tobacco, use of 38,59 12, 18 

Thanksgiving Day 81 22 

Transfer of pupil 8 5 

Tuition charges 3 3-4 

non-payment of 8 5 

Vacancies in normal school not filled after October 176 21 

Vaccination of pupils 3 4 

Ventilation, teacher shall attend to 45 13-14 

Visit to schools by supervising principals 65 19 

Washington's Birthday 81 22 

Withdrawal of pupils 8 4 



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BY-LAWS 



GUIDANCE OF THE BOARD OP EDUCATION 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



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BY-LAWS, .^^a 

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA;^ 



ArMcle I. — Divisions. 
The District of Columbia shall be divided into 
thirteen school divisions. The first nine divisions 
composed of the public schools for wTiite children 
and the loth, nth, 12th and 13th divisions com- 
posed of the pubUc schools for colored children. As- 
signment of schools to these divisions shall be made 
from time to time by the Board. 

~}^^'- Artici^E II. — Officers of the Board. 



School 
divisions. 



OfiScers. 



Section I. The officers of the Board of Educa- 
tion shall be a president and a vice-president who 
shall be members of the Board, and a secretary, who 
shall be elected by the Board, and continue in ,sexr: 
vice during good behavior and efficiency. , , ,.f_^ 

Sec. II. The president and vice-president of the When elected 
Board shall be elected annually at its first meeting 
in July, and the standing committees of the Board 
shall be appointed at said meeting, or as soon there- 
after as practicable. 

Article III. — Meetings. 

Section I. The school year shall begin on the School year 
first day of Jtily. 

Sec. II. The stated meetings of the Board shall 
be held on Wednesday of each week. 

SEc. III. Special meetings may be called by the 
president, or in response to a request made by at 
least three members of the Board. 



Committees- 

when 

appointed. 



Meetings of 
Board. 



38 



Order of 
business. 



.itioir-tfib 



Sec. IV. All committee meetings held on the 
evening of the regular meetings of the Board shall 
commence promptly at 7 o'clock P. M., or sooner, 
and continue not later than 8 o'clock. 

Sec. V. The following shall be the order of busi- 
ness of the Board: 

I. CalUng of roll. 
■11. Reading of journal. ■'* 

III. Communications. 

IV. Reports of standing committees. 
V. Reports of special committees. 

VI. Resolutions for reference. 
. yil. Unfinished business. 
New business. 



VIII. 



Vice-presiden t. 



Secretary, 



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Standing 
committees. 



Article IV. — Duties of Officers. :?.oqmcio 
Section I. The president shall preside 'fit felite" 
meetings of the Board and shall appoint committees 
not otherwise ordered. His approval shall be nec- 
essary on all pay-rolls and requisitions for supplies. 
Sec. II. The vice-president shall act as, and per- 
form the duties of, the president in the absence or 
at the request of the latter. V -^ 

Sec. III. The secretary shall be the chief execu- 
tive officer of the Board. He shall keep a journal of 
its proceedings; shall have charge of the office force; 
shall certify to all pay-rolls and make and certify 
to all requisitions for supplies; shall submit a monthly 
statement of balances on hand to the committee on 
Ways, Means, and Supplies, and shall perform such 
other duties pertaining to his office as are from time 
to time required of him by the Board or its officers. 

Article V. — Committees. 
■ Section I. The standing committees shall be: 
I. On Rules and By-Laws. 
II.|On Ways, Means, and SuppUes. 
III. On Buildings, Repairs, and Sanitation. 
3rii ydj^^ij^jj Normal and High Schools atid Schol- 



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arships. 



V. On Teachers and Janitors. 



VI. On Text-Books. 

VII. On Industrial Education and Special In- 
struction. 
VIII. On Military Affairs. 



Article VI. — Duties of Committees. 

vSection I. The Committee on Rules and By- 
Laws shall consider and report upon such propo- 
sitions to create, abolish, or amend rules and by- 
laws as may be referred to it by the Board. 

Sec. II. The Committee on Ways, Means, and 
Supplies shall keep itself advised of the amount of 
money on hand, or provided or available for school 
purposes, and whence it was derived; shall submit 
to the Board a monthly statement of balances on 
hand; shall make annual estimates for the mainte- 
nance of the schools and the purchase of supphes and 
shall submit the same to the Board for approval, 
and shall represent the Board in all matters of legis- 
lation for the support and maintenance of the public 
school. 

Sec. III. The Committee on Buildings, Repairs, 
and Sanitation shall from time to time report to the 
Board the condition of school buildings and rooms 
and shall make such recommendations with refer- 
ence thereto as in its judgment may seem fit; it 
shall closely supervise the work of the department 
of repairs; it shall give special attention to all sani- 
tary matters. 

Sec. IV. The Committee on Normal and High 
Schools and Scholarships shall have charge of all 
matters concerning such schools — courses of study, 
examinations, qualifications, nominations, and sala- 
ries of all persons employed in any capacity in either 
the' normal or high schools, discipline, commence- 
ments, diplomas, etc. ; but it shall be at all times 
imder control of the Board; shall promptly report 
to it all proceedings, and shall neither introduce nor 
allow the introduction of any study which ishall 
not have received the sanction of the Board; 



Committee on 
Rules and 
By-Laws. 



Committee on 
Ways, Means, 
and Supplies. 



Committee on 
Buildings, 
Repairs, and 
Sanitation. 



Committee on 
Normal and 
High Schools. 



Committee on 
Teachers and 

Janitors. 






no -isisimino'') 



3o saJjiit. 



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Sec. V. The Committee, on Teachers .and Jan- 
itors—: .■ ■ ■■,;, ;,,■■;-,, > ,';' • ,• '■ ,,)i : ■•■■ ■ ,'[ i ^ 

I. Shall have charge of all matters concern- 
ing the qualifications and, salaries of tjpachers 
and janitors in all grade schools and kinder- 
gartens, and to it 6hall he referred for Consid- 
eration and report, unless otherwise ordered, 
, all , nominations of teachers and substitutes i^i 1 
said grades and kindergartens. It shall hayeu- 
charge of the examination of candidates fori;! 
i - ^appointment as teachers in the grades and kin- 
1. , dergartens and shall frame such regulations forj;^ 
examinations as may be deemed . necessary,, £i 
. subject to the approval of the, Board. ;;jq 

J,,. ^(IL It shall have general supervision of all../ 
--}j^3®,tters concerning the qualifications, salaries, r{ 
and duties of janitors in the grades, and shall . 
report to the Board the names of all approved 
candidates for appointment. 

III. Examinations to ascertain the qualifica- 
tions of applicants for teacherships and foir 
,' promotions in the grades of the public Schools 
tJil:Bhall be held on the third Friday in November 
gmofi each year. ,. 

■I'alanlV. The committee shall assemble as soon 
I' 3S practicable after the close of any examina- 
i-.tioti.and shall select such candidates as in its 
'"jtidgment have given evidence of sufficient 
scholarship, aptness to teach, and -health to 
i^,, justify their being employed as teachers: in the 
public schools. No candidate shall be selected 
. . .whose personal habits are objectionable. The 
coinmittee shall report the names of the candi- 
dates so selected and the classes of certificates 
tO' which they may be thought to be entitled, 
together with any other facts deemed necessary 
or that may be called for, to the Board of Educa- 
;^. .tion for its action. No certificate shall be vaUd 
i'! when the holder thereof has been out of the 
public school service of the District for a term of 



more than one year, unless leave of absence has 
been granted by the Board. No teacher shall 
be employed in any higher grade of school than 
that for which the certificate was granted. 

Sec. VI. The Cofnmittee on Text-Books shall 
keep itself advised of the kind, cost, and character 
of text-books, maps, charts, and school apparatus 
in use in the public schools; shall examine such 
other text-books, maps, charts, and school appa- 
ratus as may be proposed for introduction; shall 
select all text-books for use in the normal schools, 
high schools, and manual training schools, and shall 
make report to the Board thereon; but no books 
or apparatus shall be changed except by a majority 
vote of the whole Board. 

Sec. VII. The Committee on Industrial Educa- 
tion and Special Instruction shall report to the Board 
such measures as may be deemed judicious for the 
promotion of industrial education in the public 
schools; it shall nominate suitably quaUfied persons 
as teachers and janitors of industrial schools and as 
teachers of night schools and of drawing, music, 
physical training, and other special studies, and 
shall, under authority of the Board, direct the in- 
struction in those departments. 

Sec. VIII. The Committee on Military Affairs 
shall have charge of all matters pertaining to mili- 
tary organization and military instruction in the 
schools. 

Article VII. — Reports and Resolutions. 

Section I. All reports of committees shall be in 
writing and shall be signed by all the members who 
concvu: therein. 

Sec. II. No resolution shall be acted upon unless 
presented in writing over the signature of the mem- 
ber presenting it, and, when the question is put, 
every member present shall vote unless excused by 
a vote of the majority of those present. 



Committee on 

Text-books, 

etc. 



Committee on 
Industrial 
Education and 
Special 
Instruction. 



Committee on 

Military 
Affairs. 



Reports. 



A-RTlchU Ylll.-^Amendmcnl';. 

Amendments. The by-laws and rules may be altered, amended 
repealed, or suspended at any stated meeting of the 
Board by a majority vote of the whole Board: Pro 
uo ^i.j..ii..n'r., vided, That notice of any proposed change shall 
,e ooa X9 jj^^g been mailed to each member at least three days 
before the stated meeting at which action is to be 
taken. 



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